| Principal Translations |
plow (US),
plough (UK) n | (farm implement for turning soil) | arado nm |
| | Plows used to be pulled by horses; now they fit on the back of a tractor. |
| | Antes los arados eran tirados por caballos, ahora se enganchan en la parte de atrás del tractor. |
plow (US),
plough (UK) n | (vehicle for clearing snow) | barredora nf |
| | A plow arrived at 4am to clear the streets. |
| | Una barredora llegó 4am para limpiar las calles. |
plow [sth] (US),
plough (UK)⇒ vtr | (turn the soil) | arar⇒ vtr |
| | | labrar⇒ vtr |
| | | roturar⇒ vtr |
| | The farmer is plowing the field. |
| | El granjero está arando la tierra. |
| plow [sth]⇒ vtr | US (clear of snow) | barrer⇒ vtr |
| | It takes a long time to plow the streets after heavy snowfall. |
| | Lleva mucho tiempo barrer las calles después de una nevada fuerte. |
Locuciones verbales
plow | plowed |
plow ahead (US),
plough ahead (UK) vi phrasal | figurative (make progress with difficulty) | salir adelante loc verb |
| | Despite the setbacks, we need to plow ahead with the project so we can finish it by the deadline. |
| | A pesar de los obstáculos, necesitamos salir adelante con el proyecto para terminarlo a tiempo. |
plow in [sth],
plow [sth] in (US),
plough in [sth],
plough [sth] in (UK) vtr phrasal sep | (invest: money) | invertir en vtr + prep |
plow into [sth/sb] (US),
plough into [sth/sb] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (crash into [sb] or [sth]) | estrellarse contra v prnl + prep |
| | | chocar con vtr + prep |
plow on (US),
plough on (UK) vi phrasal | figurative (continue despite difficulty) | seguir adelante loc verb |
plow through [sth] (US),
plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative (move across with difficulty) | abrirse paso entre loc verb |
| | Because of the terrain, we were forced to plow through the enemy's most strongly defended points. |
| | Por el terreno estuvimos forzados a abrirnos paso entre los puntos de mayor defensa del enemigo. |
plow through [sth] (US),
plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative (vehicle: drive through obstacles) | abrirse paso entre loc verb |
plow through [sth] (US),
plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative (work through: [sth] difficult) | trabajar duro loc verb |
| | | esforzarse⇒ v prnl |
plow through [sth] (US),
plough through [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative (read: [sth] lengthy or heavy) | buscar⇒ vtr |
| | You will just have to plough through the archives until you find what you are looking for. |
| | Tendrás que buscar en los archivos hasta que encuentres lo que buscas. |
plow [sb] under (US),
plough [sb] under (UK) vtr phrasal insep | figurative (overwhelm) (figurado) | sepultar a vtr + prep |
plow [sth] up (US),
plough [sth] up (UK) vtr phrasal sep | (turn soil of a field) | arar⇒ vi |
| | | levantar la tierra loc verb |